Chapter 671 Family Matters
The night of Longyou in October was much colder than during the day.
The kang bed was very warm, and there was a small table on top. Feng Yong sat cross-legged on it, immersed in writing.
Three oil lamps in different directions illuminate quite brightly without any shadows, and they don’t hurt the eyes too much.
After soaking her feet, Guan Ji climbed onto the kang and asked softly, "What is Alang writing?"
“Well, I’m writing a winter training plan.”
Feng Yong raised his head and replied, "By the way, Mr. Xi, during the day, Siniang said she would write a letter to Li Feng. Then I would like to ask Mr. Xi to write it for me. After all, my handwriting is too ugly, and it is still Mr. Xi's handwriting. nice."
Guan Ji responded, came over and asked, "Alang mentioned this winter training plan last night, but I didn't ask in detail, what is it?"
"I want to select some more people from the Qiang and Hu tribes to join the soldiers of the Qiang Captain, and at the same time let everyone train in the winter to adapt to the severe cold in Longyou."
Feng Yong explained.
The recruitment time in later generations was basically in October. New recruits entered the camp in November and December, and the training time for new recruits happened to be in winter.
The coldest time of the year is almost also the most difficult time. If they can survive this, it will be much easier in the future.
So Feng Yong felt that the soldiers belonging to the Qiang Colonel Guards could also use this method.
"It's just the beginning of winter now, and it's already so cold. If it goes another month, it will probably snow. I once heard that it's common for people to freeze to death in the northern winter, let alone frostbite and frostbite. "
"Alang wants his soldiers to train in winter. Will it cause dissatisfaction among the army?"
Guan Ji asked worriedly.
"It won't happen if we give them enough food and clothing." Feng Yong, however, is not worried about this problem at all. "What's more, we also have glycerin, which can be applied to the face, hands and feet, and they will not suffer from frostbite."
There is no reason that things that even an only child could endure in later generations would become intolerable in this era where life and death depend on fate.
“But in this case, I’m afraid it will cost more food and clothing.”
Guan Ji is still a little worried.
There is basically nothing to do in winter. Not to mention the barbarians, if it were the people of Shu in the past, they would just eat half full and stay still to avoid wasting food.
What's more, Longyou is currently facing a food shortage. According to the plan, the food each tribe can receive every month this winter is basically enough to keep people from starving to death.
Coupled with the hair hair, it can barely allow the Qiang and Hu tribes to survive this winter.
The only ones who had enough to eat were the Han troops under the Hu Qiang captains, and a small number of Qiang and Hu soldiers who were recognized as naturalized soldiers.
If more soldiers are added and they have to train in winter, the army will only consume more food.
"I plan not to distribute the food in Pingxiang anymore. After the weather gets cold, I will ask each tribe to send their own people to take food coupons to Qishan to collect them."
Feng Yong explained, “Dongfeng Express only needs to transport grain to Qishan, which saves effort and does not cause too much damage to the horses.”
"In this way, Pingxiang's food can be saved, enough to supply training this winter."
The Three Kingdoms was an era when the Han Dynasty still had its power and Hanism was prevalent. If the Qiang and Hu wanted to get a green card from the Han people, it would have been impossible in the past without the unremitting efforts of two or three generations.
Even the successful example of naturalized Hu people, Jin Rixi, only became a true Han in the third generation.
Let alone ordinary Hu people.
Even though Han officials love their people as their own children, they still treat Han people and Hu people differently.
For example, if a Han official opens a wasteland in a border area and allocates 20 acres to the Hu people, the Han people will be given at least 30 acres, or 50 acres.
In the eyes of the Hu people, officials who can mediate fairly and fairly when deciding disputes are rare in decades, and they are deeply loved by the Hu people.
Not to mention taxes, Han people may have to pay one tithe in the Taiping Era, but Hu people may have to pay three or even five tithes, and sometimes they have to use cattle, sheep and other items to offset the tax.
Even at certain times, the government and local wealthy families would use various means to force them into slavery.
But now that the country has been in chaos for decades, and local wealthy families have taken the opportunity to hide their population, the registered population has decreased rapidly. More importantly, the Han Dynasty has the smallest population and territory among the Three Kingdoms.
So it is also the one that needs to replenish the population the most.
Even if the population census was carried out two years ago, the registered population in Shuzhong is only 1.6 million, which is still pitifully small compared to Wei.
This situation led the Han Dynasty to take measures to register the Qiang and Hu people in Longyou after acquiring Longyou, and at the same time relaxed the conditions for naturalization of Han nationality.
Let them be directly under the jurisdiction of the Han government, bear the same taxation and corvee duties as the Han people, and no longer be subject to arbitrary bullying by local wealthy families.
At least compared to the previous heavy exploitation, there is hope.
The Qiang and Hu soldiers under the Hu Qiang Xiaowei were the first batch of naturalized Hu people in Longyou to be promoted to Han nationality. They were the tribe that contributed the most to the Han Dynasty during the Northern Expedition.
Their tribe was also the first tribe to receive preferential treatment.
The expansion of troops this time is believed to be in line with the wishes of many tribal commanders.
Guan Ji still had doubts, "Let each tribe collect food by themselves, then their losses will increase when they transport food themselves. What if the rations are insufficient by then?"
"The prime minister asked Alang to take over the post of Qiang guard because he was interested in Alang's reputation among the Qiang and Hu people in Longyou, so that he could appease the Qiang and Hu people. If something goes wrong, how should I explain it to the prime minister?"
Feng Yong smiled with relief, "What we lack is not food, but the inability to transport food to Pingxiang in winter. Qishan Road is warmer than Longyou in winter, so Yunnan horses transport food to Qishan. It is not a big problem." "
Speaking of this, he seemed to have thought of something, and a hint of deceit flashed in his eyes.
“At that time, we can give them more food stamps. This will not only make up for their own losses in transporting food, but also give the Qiang and Hu a false impression.”
"Let them think that we have increased the food quota, and they will be secretly happy. We can even gain another wave of people's hearts. Don't worry, sir, I am familiar with this."
When Guan Ji heard such shameless words and saw that this man was not ashamed, but had a proud look on his face, she couldn't laugh or cry at the moment.
“It’s okay for Alang to treat outsiders like this. If I have a child in the future, I just hope that Alang will remember to teach him integrity before teaching him knowledge.”
Looking at beauties under the lamp is more exciting than usual.
At this time, when he heard Guan Ji mentioning the child again, Feng Yong felt a little itchy in his heart, and he immediately moved the little girl off the kang.
“Why don’t you write it?”
Guan Ji asked a little strangely.
“No hurry, no rush, let’s talk about the child first.”
Feng Yong replied, while he climbed onto the kang with a smile on his face and approached Guan Ji.
"Children, I will definitely teach them a sense of shame. But isn't it yet? Xijun, what do you think we should do?"
Guan Ji's face turned red, her eyes turned as bright as water, and she spat, "What do you want to do?"
Looking at Feng Yongyong's answer, Guang's salivating face and wanting to get closer, Guan Ji quickly held him down and said, "I still have something to ask you."
“Let’s talk about it later.”
“No, we have to tell you tonight, otherwise I won’t be able to sleep.”
“You will naturally fall asleep when I fall asleep.”
When Guan Ji saw this man's appearance, she knew that she couldn't talk to him anymore. She turned her hand over, clasped his hand, and exerted a little force on her hand.
Feng Junhou's body immediately turned over involuntarily, and he quickly begged for mercy, "Ouch! Be gentler...Xijun, be gentler, it hurts!"
“I have something to tell you.”
Guan Ji relaxed a little, pretending to be annoyed, but she couldn't hide the smile in her eyes.
“You say it, you say it, I’m listening!”
Feng Junhou was being pinched at this time and responded repeatedly.
After Guan Ji heard this, she let him go.
Guan Ji was afraid that he would be really angry, so she pulled him over to massage him and said softly, "Don't blame me, Alang. I just remembered something that has been in my heart for a long time."
“I mentioned the child just now, and I remembered that this matter is also related to the future of our Feng family, so I wanted to ask.”
As soon as Feng Yong heard "the future of the Feng family", he immediately burst into laughter, "It seems that Mr. Xi wants to discuss important matters of the Feng family with me. She really looks like a mistress."
"What are you talking about? I am the mistress of Feng Mansion!"
Guan Ji clapped his hand dissatisfiedly.
“Okay, tell me.”
Feng Yong saw that her expression became serious and quickly put away his joking expression.
“Alang’s army relies on Nanxiang soldiers, and political affairs rely on students from Nanxiang Academy. The Feng family originated from Fengzhuang and flourished in Nanxiang workshops. Therefore, the Feng family is rooted in Jincheng and originally in Nanxiang. Is this correct?”
Feng Yong was a little confused and replied in a nonchalant voice, "That's right."
“But our Feng family is very thin. Everyone in Nanxiang is entrusted to others to take care of us, and no one is a Feng family member.”
Guan Ji frowned slightly, "Especially that Li Mu, who is in charge of so many industries. Is Alang relieved?"
Feng Yong looked at Guan Ji's worried look and said with a smile, "Why are you worried? Li Mu has done well in the past few years, hasn't he?"
"But she is not young anymore, and she will get married eventually. If she marries someone else, she will have to look after her husband and raise her children. Who will Alang be entrusted to in Nanxiang then?"
Guan Ji asked.
"Li Mu...has a sweetheart?" Feng Yong was shocked, "Are you ready to get married? This shouldn't be the case. Why didn't I know?"
“Does she need Alang’s permission to get married?”
"Why... uh, I mean, at least tell me in advance?"
Feng Yong almost let it slip.
“Why?”
Guan Ji’s eyes are sharp.
"Why...why?" Feng Yong repeated somewhat stutteringly, thinking that when the Li family sent her here in the first place, didn't they just leave her to my disposal?
I worked so hard to bring her up, but she is actually getting married?
who?
Which **** dares to take my cabbage?
Look how I kill him!
"Nanxiang has such a big plate, how can she just say she doesn't want to do it?" Feng Yong was so anxious that he started to sweat, "I haven't seen her mention this before!"
“How can the movements in Nanxiang escape Alang’s eyes? If Alang is concerned, he will be confused!”
Guan Ji looked at Feng Yong with a half-smile.
“I’m worried that no one in Nanxiang will help me take care of it.”
Feng Yong saw Guan Ji's expression and immediately understood that Li Mu's marriage was a false alarm, and immediately retorted confidently.
“In other words, Alang has never thought about Li Mu getting married?”
Guan Ji suddenly took over another army.
"No...no, I have thought about it, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon."
Feng Yong quickly defended.
"She is not young anymore." Guan Ji emphasized again, "Even if the government has relaxed the age of marriage in the past two years, she is still beyond the age of marriage."
“If it weren’t for Nanxiang, I’m afraid the government would come to urge me to get married and impose fines.”
"Nanxiang is the foundation of the Feng family and Alang. As the mistress of the Feng family, I have long-term plans for the Feng family, so I have to carefully consider Li Mu's matter."
Guan Ji stared at Feng Yong with burning eyes.
“Then…what do you think, Mr. Xi?”
Feng Junhou had to surrender in front of Guan Ji, who exercised the power of the Feng family's mistress.
Looking at Feng Yong scratching his head and scratching his head, Guan Ji finally couldn't help but smile with a tense face, and held Feng Yong's hand, "It seems that Alang really trusts this Li Mu."
“Is Alang so confident that even if Li Mu is married, he will still work for Alang?”
Although he was reluctant to mention the fact that Li Mu would eventually get married, Feng Yong knew that this matter would eventually have to be faced, and he expressed his opinion at the moment.
"What's the point? I think Li Mu is a person. If she had to choose between being a steward of Nanxiang and getting married, she would definitely choose to be a steward of Nanxiang rather than get married."
Li Mu, this woman, is not simple, but she is indeed not simple. That refers to her management talents and methods.
But if you want to say it’s simple, then it’s simple.
That is, her request is very simple.
This woman is arrogant and strong, and she makes no secret of her fascination with power.
But he is very measured, he never gets into things he shouldn’t get into, and he has strong self-control.
In this era, only she can give her a world where she can give full play to her talents. She cannot betray herself until no one can give her a bigger world.
But does this possibility exist?
Feng Yong felt that it could not exist.
It is a trend for aristocratic families that pay attention to Confucian classics to constantly restrain their women.
According to the rules, a woman of Han Dynasty can inherit her husband's title.
However, in the era of Cao Pi, when the aristocratic family was in charge, after Cao Pi became emperor, he wanted to posthumously ennoble the queen mother's deceased parents. Chen Qun, a representative of the aristocratic family, took the lead in opposing the idea on the grounds that it was against etiquette and law for women to have titles during the Qin and Han Dynasties.
In the end, Cao Wei established the rule that "the ministers are not allowed to serve the Queen Mother, the descendants of the family are not allowed to serve as assistants to the government, and they are not allowed to overbear the nobility of Mao Shi".
Hence, the women's nobility system that had continued from the Qin and Han dynasties was ended in the Cao and Wei dynasties.
Li Mu, who came from a noble family, understood this situation very well, so she naturally knew that no one in the world could give her such freedom except herself.
But Guan Ji was a native Han woman, and she could not understand the thinking brought over by Feng Yong from later generations.
More importantly, as the mistress of the Feng family, it is certainly impossible for her to place the foundation of the Feng family on the unchanging setting of the human heart.
"Since Ah Lang is so sure, I can't say anything else. But I have to find an opportunity to talk to Li Mu. What do you think of Ah Lang?"
Seeing Guan Ji's persistence, Feng Yong finally felt for the first time the obsession of people of this era to continue and grow their family.
I used to think that Guan Ji had a weak temperament, and since they got married, she has been running around with him, crossing the mountains to quell chaos, and traveling to the right to care for the Qiang.
She had never mentioned to herself how the Feng family should be, but she didn't expect that she would be so solemn about it.
Feng Yong felt a slight shock in his heart, and nodded immediately, "Xijun is the mistress of the Feng family, and Xijun has the final say in matters in the house."
When Guan Ji heard this, she smiled and squeezed Feng Yong's hand, "Uncle Jun died in Yiling, so he gave his life in exchange for some foundation of the Feng family."
“With this foundation, Alang was able to build the Feng family with his own hands. As the wife of the Feng family, how can I not be cautious?”
Feng Yong respects the ideas of the ancients, especially when this ancient man is his own gentleman, "Well, I am really lucky to have my gentleman by my side in this life."
It's just that this person can't take more than three breaths.
He swallowed his saliva and said, "Xijun, look, it's late at night. The foundation of the Feng family still lies in the heirs. We have to work hard to think of a way!"
Guan Ji's face turned red again, "I have one more thing to do. My Fourth Mother will be leaving the day after tomorrow. Should we have a banquet?"
I heard Feng Junhou say impatiently, "You don't have to worry about such small things, just leave them to me! Come on, come on, let's continue to discuss family affairs!"
(End of this chapter)